Ivywild Movie Night

Please join us as IFSOC and Ivywild School bring back the return of Movie Nights at Ivywild! FREE entry, donations appreciated, fresh popcorn, and drinks available. We are excited to be back!

• 6:30 p.m. Doors open with 80’s wonderfully bizarre classic ‘Apocalypse Snow’
• 7:00 p.m. Short film ‘The Mountain Guide’ about local Pete Lardy!
• 7:10 p.m. Q&A with filmmaker Roo Smith
• 7:20 p.m. Colorado Springs premiere of Faction’s ski film ‘Roots’
• 8:15 p.m. Intermission
• 8:30 p.m. 80s cult classic: ‘Better Off Dead’

About the Films

Apocalypse Snow (1983, 26m)
Villainous monoskieurs try to capture the hero snowboarder to steal the secrets of skiing. Director: Didier LaFond. Courtesy of: Didier LaFond (IFSOC owes him a beer when he visits Colorado!).

The Mountain Guide (2021, 11m)
Pete Lardy, owner of Pikes Peak Alpine School, attempts to earn one of the world’s most elite international mountain guiding certifications. In order to do this, he has to demonstrate significant guiding experience in three main disciplines; rock, alpine, and ski. With the highest levels of certification already achieved in the rock and the alpine, all Pete needs to become internationally certified is to pass the final ski exam. So, at the age of 40 years old, he starts to learn how to ski… Filmmaker: Roo Smith.

Roots (2021, 47m)
Faction is excited to bring you the Colorado Springs premiere of our third full feature film: ROOTS. Expect thrills, spills and loads more surprises! Faction’s third feature film uncovers the foundations of freeskiing as seen by the current generation of skiers. From the caves of the Dolomites to the nightscapes of Ruka and the mythic peaks surrounding Verbier, ROOTS takes us on a journey through the vibrant spectrum of freeskiing. In co-production with Red Bull Media House. Courtesy of: Faction Skis.

Better Off Dead (1985, 97m)
Lane Meyer (John Cusack) is a teen with a peculiar family and a bizarre fixation with his girlfriend, Beth (Amanda Wyss). When Beth dumps Lane, he decides to kill himself, making bumbling attempts at suicide. Outside of his morbid endeavors, Lane spends time with his oddball buddy, Charles (Curtis Armstrong), and befriends Monique (Diane Franklin), a visiting French student. Eventually, Lane resolves to race Beth’s obnoxious new beau on the ski slopes, with unexpected results. Director: Savage Steve Holland. Courtesy of SWANK Motion Pictures.

About the Filmmaker Roo Smith:
Roo Smith is a commercial/documentary filmmaker and photographer based in Boulder, Colorado but travels all around the world for his filmmaking career. He has produced films above 14,000ft in the Rocky Mountain West, filmed among indigenous communities in Peru and Ecuador, directed videos with professional surfers in Costa Rica and has received notable recognition in his hometown of Orcas Island in Washington State for his work telling stories in the outdoor space. On set, he works as either a cinematographer or assistant camera operator.